State Foresters End Convention In La Porte
The Catholic Order of Foresters closed its annual convention in La Porte naming Laporte the next meeting site. Officers elected include J. A. Herzog Mishawaka as state chief ranger and George T. Hanlon Hammond as vice chief. Delegates to the Louisville international convention were chosen, and board reappointments along with new appointments to the Indiana State Board of Forestry were announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Herzog
Mishawaka
Indianapolis
Laporte
Order of Foresters
John A. Herzog
George T. Hanlon
Hammond
Louis H. Busha
Lafayette
Jacob Dienhart
E. P. Honan
Renssaleer
M. E. Lauermann
W. H. Wilbur
South Bend
J. H. Bennett
Fowler
J. C. Kelly
Edward J. Viance
George Kushmul
Louisville
Louis Busha
H. E. Lauermann
Indiana Fire Prevention Association plans expanded activity
Members met at the Denison hotel Indianapolis to chart future prevention efforts. The dormant group will hold quarterly meetings in March June September and December and will hold meetings in other Indiana cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana State Fire Prevention Association
Denison
Indianapolis
Association
Charles Richman
Tipton
H. H. Friedley
Gus M. Wise
H. O. Phillips
W. M. Shaw
J. Winchester
J. W. Coleman
Horace W. Boyd
Newcastle
W. J. Wood
Frank Ritchie
Louis W. Wolff
Indiana
Incorporations Reported for Indiana Firms
Eagle Temple association of Indianapolis seeks $35 000 to deal in real estate with O P Deluse C G Winter and A Smith named as officers. Daviess County Hospital of Washington plans to operate a hospital with H F Volner R J Barr and C R Lemans listed. National Distributing Company of Indianapolis capitalized at $50 000 to deal in wholesale liquors with directors George J Hammel Jr B L Hall and T Hill.
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Eagle Temple Association
Indianapolis
O. P. Deluse
C. G. Winter
A. Smith
Daviess County Hospital
Washington
Ind
H. F. Volner
R. J. Barr
C. R. Lemans
National Distributing Company
Capital
Etcc
George J. Hammel, Jr
B. L. Hall
T. Hill
Farmers Seek Cause of Blight in Indiana Apple Crop
The Indiana apple show commission at Purdue University’s department of horticulture reports a surge of inquiries about blight. Fruit growers statewide sent samples showing blossoms and small apples affected, with many fearing spraying issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Apple Show Commission
Department of Horticulture
Purdue, University
Williams Given Life Sentence for Murder of Railroad Contractor
Quick Bloomington trial ends with Will Williams, a Louisville Negro, convicted of second degree murder for killing W. H. Fletcher, a Bedford railroad contractor, on May 31. Jury of one ballot recommends life imprisonment in Michigan City prison after brief deliberation. Prosecution urged death. defense claimed self defense, noting Fletcher fired first. The contractor’s widow and five children attended.
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Bloomington
Will Williams
Louisville
W. H. Fielder
Bedford
Williams
William M. Louden
Fielder
Boy Shot From Ambush Near Scottsburg
The 11 year old Thelma Rich, son of farmer John Rich, was shot in the abdomen and his hand injured while walking with his 6 year old sister toward a tomato field. The shot appeared fired from a nearby vacant house, possibly from hidden cover in a nearby woodland. No suspects have been charged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scottsburg
Thelma Rich
John Rich
Trainmen Receive Increase on U T Lines
Marion report states interurban and city train men on the U T lines will get a wage raise starting June 1. The raise is one to two cents per hour, with ten years or more in service earning two cents more, making interurban pay 30 cents per hour. The raise came unsolicited and was welcomed by affected workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Monetary Commission
Col. J. L. McCulloch
Marion
Indiana Bankers’ Association
D. F
U. T
Futrticulars
Sociatayer
U.S
Pric
Rider Avanta
Stade
Eship C. O. D
ORR
Bundry
Robbery in alley leaves woman ringless near home
Mrs Lilly Freels of 222 Geisendorf Street was assaulted in a dark Indianapolis alley within a hundred feet of her residence. Two men, described as Black, choked her, took her pocketbook with four dollars, and forcibly tore three rings valued at seventy five dollars from her fingers while one man restrained her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Lilly Freels
Geisendorf Street
Two Young Men Sentenced to Reformatory Terms
Edward Blackburn eighteen and Charles Meyers twenty three were sentenced by Judge Hauch to serve from one to eight years at the Jeffersonville reformatory. They were arrested on larceny charges preferred by residents of this and Ripley counties for stealing various articles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrenceburg
Edward Blackburn
Charles Meyers
Hauch
Jeffersonville Reformatory
Ripley
Farmer Barney Dies After Barn Timbers Collapse
Columbia City Whitley county farmer Barney died from injuries after timbers fell while he helped raise a barn. He attempted to flee as the structure toppled but was struck above the hips, breaking his back and injuring him internally. He died three hours later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia City
Fielding Barney
Whitley County
Barney
Woman Braves Flame to Save Her Children
Mrs Louis Jaffa in South Bend rushed into a burning kitchen and bedroom to rescue her two children, five and three, as flames consumed a wing of the Jaffa home in an early morning fire. She braved intense heat to lift them to safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Louis Jaffa
Jaffa
Boy Plays Doctor Poisoning Baby Sibling
Katherine Hatfield kept calm as her younger brother Donald Hatfield and baby Madeline ingested carbolic acid in a pretend medical game. A spoonful given to the baby was followed by a dose for the boy before their cries summoned a physician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laporte
Katherine Hatfield
Donald Hatfield
Madeline
Hatfield
Blinded by Prosperity Amos 6 Lesson Reflection
Lesson highlights Amos 6 1 8 contrasts Israel s outward wealth with inner decay and moral compromise. It warns against ease in Zion indifference to the lost and the dangers of intemperance while urging vigilance and active faith to avoid judgment. It links ancient Israel to modern nations and calls for a simple life in service to God.
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Amos
Israel
Uzziah
Judah
France
Zion
Christ
America
Hell
England
China
Africa
Joseph
God
Babylon
Rome
Jerusalem
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Catholic Society
State Board
State Board of Forestry
Charles C. Deam
Bluffton
Marshall
Elijah A. Gladden
Lexington
Deam
Stanley Coulter
Purdue University
William W. Waltman
Beanblossom
Brown County
Will A. Guthrie
Hardwood Dealers’ Association
C. D. Meeker
Monticello
Retail Lumber Dealers’ Association of
E. A. Arthur
Vincennes
Indiana National Guard
George W. McCoy
Arthur
Guard
Financial World
Abraham Platt Andrew
the Treasury
MacVeagh
Andrew
Congress
Fire Prevention League
Indiana State Association For Blind People
Indiana School For the Blind
Noble C. Wilson
Terre Haute
Elizabeth Durst
B. F. Smith
Edgar Bradney
Reed Beard
Adelia Johnson
Fred McCartney
Indiana University
Zoa Hay
F. H. Topmiller
W. T. Shannon
Fern Davis
B. H. Pribble
Katherine Heil
J. R. Heim
H. H. Brinkman
Aurelia Eichholtz
North Manchester
C. F. Hansen
Eichholtz
Ralph Brown
Paul Breeding
Hansen
Harry Hubbard
Miss Heil
Nora Keys Blaising
W. H. Fletcher
International Sunday School
E. O. Sellers
The
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
Thomas & Thomas
N. E. Cor. Square
A. Starck
Starck Pianos
A. Starck Piano CO
Eagle Dye
Dame Fortune
Penny
Wame
Frostshore
Inces
Aes
Rivinan
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